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RAF fighters shoot down a German flying boat off the east coast
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26536 |
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A Lockheed Hudson of No.220 Squadron becames the first Coastal Command aircraft to shoot down a German aircraft. Their victim was a Do.18 of 3.Staffel/ K.Fl.Gr.406, which capsized after being forced to make an emergency landing.
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26537 |
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Royal Navy announces that HMS Rover has been lost
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26538 |
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The Dutch begin to inundate areas to provide a defensive buffer
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26539 |
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The Queen broadcasts to the Women of the Empire
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26540 |
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Germany repeats her assurance that the neutrality of Belgium and Holland will be respected
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26541 |
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RAF carries out reconnaissance over south west Germany
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26542 |
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The King and the French President respond to the Dutch-Belgian peace appeal
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26543 |
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The Soviet government announces that it is not satisfied with the progress of the negotiations with Finland
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26544 |
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Soviet Union declares war on Finland (Winter War)
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26545 |